Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, Brittany in France. His novels (basically science-fiction) were all about his vision, as he wrote stories on space and underwater travel, even before spaceships and submarines existed (or were even thought practically possible). Verne is often hailed in level with Hugo Gernsback and H. [...]
Happy (Almost) New Year, Googlers! To celebrate the dawn of 2011, Google is out with a brand-new Doodle, a festive little number (pun intended) featuring fireworks and the roman numerals signifying “2011.” This is hardly the first holiday the Doodle has honored — Google has celebrated Halloween with sweet treats, Thanksgiving with gluttony, and the [...]
The logo is animated, and reacts to the pointer of your mouse: move it closer to the logo, and the particles will disperse, “running away” from the mouse pointer. Unlike some other Google doodles, this one is unclickable, so we don’t know for sure what’s the story behind it. It could be Google’s birthday which [...]
Posted by uspostSportsWednesday, September 1st, 2010
The helmet: While it is orange and has the Gators script, the striping is removed. Instead is an alligator scales pattern. Verdict? Stupid. The jersey: The alligator scales continue to the numbers. Also, Albert’s logo on the left chest is replaced by the basketball team’s word mark in the center chest. The collar patch looks [...]
Google Logo Celebrates 205th birthday (April 2nd) of famous Danish author Hans Christian Andersen with some of the most beautiful illustrations I’ve seen about his famous fairy tales.